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Beatles CONTINUED FROM PAGE 9 newspaper in the nation says it all: The death of a Beatle is a very big deal. It's so easy to overstate the Beatles' importance, for it looms large in just abyut everything — yet for significant segments of the population, they're merely held in high regard. They not only aren't the only lasting influ ence from the past 50 years of popular music (Elvis is equally vital), they certainly mean far less to, say, a young black man, whose taste and upbringing may lead him to revere James Brown or Marvin Gaye or Stevie Wonder far more. Ditto the coun try kid raised on Johnny Cash and Hank Williams. men. aeuu, hu unc seems iu ve hemently dislike the Beatles. My favorite critical assessment, from "The Rolling Stone Record Guide”: Not liking them is as per verse as not liking the sun. And what's not to like? Never mind the brilliance of the music itself, or the prolific pace at which it arrived. Look instead to the Beatles' charm. If they had been four sullen, humorless lads from Liverpool, would we have loved them as much then, let alone now? It isn’t merely that so much of their music (especially their early music) is unbridled fun. There's still fun on the charts these days. "It’s getting hot in here, so take off all your clothes” —that's fun. But it sure isn't charming. The Beatles oozed charm, naturally, ef Z__SB^H_ PHOTO SPECIAL TO THE GAMECOCK George Harrison, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr and John Lennon remain pop culture icons 40 years after the Beatles’ made their U.S. debut on the ‘Sullivan’ show. fortlessly. Their look, perhaps manager Brian Epstein's most crucial mas terstroke, spoke volumes when people took notice on "Sullivan”: Here were four cute, smiling, agreeable guys with fanciful ac cents in well-tailored matching suits, yet they had enough shaggy hair to let every trembling, squeal ing girl know there was danger lurking underneath. And then they sang. Those per fect harmonies. McCartney's ten der tone. Lennon's barely re strained rawness. In a way, they saved rock 'n' roll that day. Stole it back in a flurry from the bland likes of Pat Boone and Fabian and Bobby Vinton, whose single "There! I Did It Again” was symbolically dethroned from the top spot by "I Want to Hold Your Hand.” Then they went on to reshape everything, in ways their heroes never could have imagined. It is n't just that their influence is pal pably felt in most any rock album released since they split up. It's that their music is still as great as — and very often much better than — anything that's come out since. Why wouldn't they still be so staggeringly popular? Keeping kosher with Krispy Kreme BY KEN GARFIELD KHT.CAMIMJS CHARLOTTE — For those who keep kosher, a taste of heaven just got sweeter: Krispy Kreme doughnuts baked and served at the store in Matthews, N.C., are now prepared in keeping with strict standards of Jewish dietary law. That might not resonate with the Southern Baptist trucker drawn to a glazed doughnut and hot cup of coffee at 3 in the morn ing. But to many Jews, it means there is a new place to go for jel ly-filled bliss. "We're into eating well, into el evating the physical to a higher spiritual level,” says Rabbi Mordechai Roizman of Charlotte, putting the meaning of keeping kosher into stark terms: "Eating something that is not kosher is ingesting spiritual poison.” After moving from Jerusalem with his family two years ago to lead the Charlotte Torah Center, Roizman approached the Krispy Kreme folks a few months back. He offered to oversee conversion of the Matthews store. Roizman has become a regular at the store—kibitzing with man ager Everett Jordan, munching on a hot one and inspecting the equip ment, ingredients and staff proce dures with a keen kosher eye. Not to worry, even Krispy Kreme lovers with the most dis criminating palates won't be able to taste the difference in their fa vorite doughnut. Krispy Kreme was already using kosher ingre dients made at the company plant in Winston-Salem. While knowing that Jordan is glad to stick to the plan, Roizman verifies that all ingredients being used in Krispy Kreme products are kosher—including fillings in the new flavor-of-the-month of ferings. Much of what it takes to keep kosher doesn't apply to a Krispy Kreme. No need to worry about avoiding pork, shrimp and lob ster, unless some way-out-there doughnut executive decides to use it as filling. The moral of the kosher Krispy Kreme story is this: A company that is as much a part of the Carolinas as barbecue and NASCAR respects the spiri tual needs of a small group of prospective customers enough to do something about it. PHOTO COURTESY OF KRT CAMPUS Rabbi Mordechai Roizman completes his investigation of the Matthews, N.C. Krispy Kreme store to make sure the store is following kosher guidelines. Dual-purpose pajamas perfect for people on the go BY LISA JONES TOWNSEL KHT CAMPUS ST. LOUIS — When it's chilly outside, why not chill out indoors in loose-fitting loungewear? Lazy weekends, with the mad dash to scoop up the newspaper, rarely require fashionable duds. Jeans and a T-shirt are always comfortable options, as are those oversized ‘’jammie” tops and I sweats. But some of today's loungewear—er, pajamas — can easily move between the house and the neighborhood grocery without a blink. "So many people are on the go these days. They prefer to wear something at home that is com fortable and presentable,” said Laurie Solet, owner of a Clayton, Mo. boutique. "They want to be able to just get up and go if they need to.” Solet's store sells such dual-pur pose pieces. They're great for curl ing up on the couch with a book and returning that book to the li brary. While designers have often got ten inspiration from lingerie for some of their creations, Solet ad vises resisting the urge to make obvious sleepwear daily wear. "You don't want to run to 7 Eleven in flannel pajama bottoms,” Solet said. "You have to strike a balance. My feeling is you can be comfortable and still look cute.” One option: a cocoa sweat set from Joomie Joolz that's studded with rhinestones. "You can lounge throughout the day in this,” Solet added. "You'll look good, feel good, can hang out with the kids and still step outside.” Women aren't the only ones searching for a bridge between professional garb and PJs. Men look for comfort, too, said John Rogers, assistant manager of the men's division at Mark Shale. "It's key — No. 1,” he says of his client base. "Styling is second. In loungewear, they want something that is comfortable, that they can wear on the weekends, go outside and run errands and have a fash ionable look.” For many men, that means en sembles that are styled more for the street but made of lightweight, warm blends that work at home, too. For a splash of color, Rogers ad vises adding a colorful T-shirt. "For men, it's a nice accessory,” he said, "especially when worn un derneath a sports shirt or sweater. It's stylish, casual and pulls an out fit together.” -1 I Special Housing for Fall 2004 | You* C/Ut+tt... ♦ To become a part of a premiere living and learning community / ♦To live in a co-ed [ community with Uj on-site classrooms 1 ♦ To live in the heart of campus in beautifully renovated... P^uto* CcUtjt Interested? 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